Mediagazer: Google plans to limit the types of election-related queries for which Bard and SGE respond to, starting in early 2024, in preparation for elections worldwide (Brady Snyder/Android Central)

Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:

A deep dive into The New York Times' big bet on its Games team, which grew from ~15 people in 2015 to ~100, about the same size as the newspaper's Business desk — Wordle. Connections. Spelling Bee. Ye olde Crossword. The Times is home to beloved brainteasers that are helping boost the paper's bottom line.

Discussion: The Information, Charlie Stadtlander on LinkedIn, @kenherts, @davidclinchnews, @bgrueskin, @mlcalderone, @ahbseaborn, @jalefkowit@octodon.social, Zoe Bell on LinkedIn, @phkeane, @charlottetklein, Joel Leeman on LinkedIn, Jenna Hoffstein on LinkedIn, @stephentotilo and @elleactually, more at Techmeme »

Liz Bowie / The Baltimore Banner:

The Baltimore Banner names Bob Cohn as its CEO, following Imtiaz Patel's departure in July 2023; Cohn was the president of The Atlantic and now The Economist — The Montgomery County resident has helped drive digital transformation and revenue growth at The Atlantic and The Economist

Discussion: Bob Cohn on LinkedIn, @skamidi, @kyoshino, @kyoshino, Daniel Roth on LinkedIn, @jeremycaplan@threads.net, The Baltimore Banner and Washington Post

TIME:

Memo: Time EIC Sam Jacobs promotes Kelly Conniff from senior executive editor to deputy editor, in charge of day-to-day and strategic decisions — Dear all, — I am delighted to announce that Kelly Conniff has been promoted to Deputy Editor. In this role, Kelly will be my partner …

Discussion: @missmayad, @jsibo, Cee (Carol) Bunevich on LinkedIn, Kelly Conniff on LinkedIn and MediaPost

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:

An interview with The Guardian Deputy Editor Owen Gibson on the newspaper's voluntary contributions model, global ambitions, audience relationship, and more — Deputy editor Owen Gibson on the title's global ambitions and relationship with its audience. — The Guardian aims to continue growing the …

Discussion: @pressgazette

MacArthur Foundation:

The MacArthur Foundation announces $48M in grants to support Press Forward, including $32.5M for a national pooled fund for local news at The Miami Foundation — - Strengthening local newsrooms that have the trust of local communities; — Improving infrastructure for local news production and dissemination;

Discussion: Outlier Media, @than@mozilla.social, Charlottesville Tomorrow, Lindsey Linzer on LinkedIn, Jonathan Kealing on LinkedIn, Steven Waldman on LinkedIn, URL Media, TVNewsCheck and Free Press

Yona Tr Golding / Columbia Journalism Review:

Q&A with Human Rights Center Investigations Lab co-founder Alexa Koenig on the promises and challenges of OSINT for journalism, OSINT ethics training, and more — On October 17, the parking lot outside Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, where hundreds of displaced Palestinians had amassed, was hit by an explosive of uncertain origin.

Mark Stenberg / Adweek:

NowThis hires Sharon Mussalli as its CEO, its first since spinning off from Vox Media in April 2023; nonprofit Accelerate Change owns the social media outlet — The publisher is now owned by the nonprofit Accelerate Change — The social publisher NowThis, whose trending news …

Discussion: Owen Grover on LinkedIn and Sharon Mussalli on LinkedIn

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:

Microsoft Copilot can now compose songs, including lyrics, instruments, and voices, from a sentence, due to a new integration with generative AI music app Suno — Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft's AI-powered chatbot, can now compose songs thanks to an integration with gen AI music app Suno.

Discussion: Bing Blogs, The Verge, Neowin, @riedernews, Thurrott and Engadget, more at Techmeme »

Axios:

Washington Post interim CEO Patty Stonesifer tells staff that the newspaper has met its headcount reduction goal of eliminating 240 jobs via voluntary buyouts — The Washington Post has met its headcount reduction goal through voluntary buyouts, interim CEO Patty Stonesifer said in a note to staff on Tuesday.

Discussion: @wpnick, @cakitchener, @postguild, @benmullin, @benmullin, Pastebin, Washingtonian and @postguild

Brady Snyder / Android Central:

Google plans to limit the types of election-related queries for which Bard and SGE respond to, starting in early 2024, in preparation for elections worldwide — The move is intended to curb misinformation as the 2024 election nears — What you need to know

Discussion: Reuters, The Keyword and MediaPost, more at Techmeme »

Reuters:

The Foreign Press Association in Jerusalem files a petition with the Israeli Supreme Court to give international media immediate access to the Gaza Strip — The Foreign Press Association in Jerusalem filed a petition on Tuesday with the Israeli Supreme Court requesting immediate access for international media to the Gaza Strip.

Discussion: FPA

Todd Spangler / Variety:

The New York Times' The Athletic is now available to Apple News+ subscribers, and Apple says Wirecutter will be free for all Apple News users in early 2024 — NYT's Wirecutter reviews will be available free in Apple News app in 2024 — The New York Times Co. inked a deal with Apple to add …

Discussion: Press Gazette, The Verge, @sarafischer, @chancehmiller@threads.net, @bzamayo, BGR, Barrett Media, Axios, MacRumors, iMore, 9to5Mac, The New York Times Company, The Hollywood Reporter and MediaPost